Innovation centres plan for west of Scotland takes ‘critical’ first step
Plans for six innovation centres located in colleges in Glasgow and the west of Scotland took their ‘critical’ first step as the founding partners met. Stakeholders from all the designated…
New model for shuttered digital skills academy CodeClan will be ‘highly scalable’, says Scotland’s chief entrepreneur
A new model for shuttered digital skills academy CodeClan will be ‘highly scalable’ and reduces costs for employers, according to Scotland’s chief entrepreneur. CodeClan – which closed suddenly last year…
First Minister pledges to assist Mark Logan on computing science teaching ‘crisis’
John Swinney has pledged to work with chief entrepreneurial adviser Mark Logan on computing science education reform after telling MSPs that the subject is ‘in crisis’. The First Minister said…
Chief entrepreneur hits out at Scotland’s education bodies over lack of leadership on computing science teaching reform
Scotland’s education bodies have come under fire from the Scottish Government’s chief entrepreneurial advisor over their lack of progress on computing science teaching reform. Mark Logan said working with the…
E-learning platform that uses Sir David Attenborough’s ‘four actions to save the planet’ to be used in Scottish schools
A digital learning platform that uses Sir David Attenborough’s four actions to save the planet is set to boost environmental education for pupils in every Scottish school. ITZA will roll…
Thousands of kids missing out on coding skills because of government funding shortfall, charity warns
Thousands of kids across Scotland are missing out on vital coding skills because of a government shortfall in funding, a charity has warned. Digital Xtra says after-school and extra-curricular digital…
Tech trade body says fall in computing science teachers in Scotland ‘extremely concerning’
A technology industry trade body has said the fall in computing science teacher numbers in Scotland is “extremely concerning”. ScotlandIS has advocated more focus on teaching careers for technology undergraduates…
‘I believe it is entirely fixable, but we need to act now; we can’t wait any longer’, says computing science education campaigner Toni Scullion
It is disheartening to see that there has been a drop of 10 computing science teachers in the recent teacher census, which is now the lowest number of computing science…
New census data shows secondary school computing studies teacher numbers at record low in Scotland
New census data has shown that the number of computing studies teachers at secondary schools in Scotland has fallen to a record low. The latest stats released yesterday by the…
Four Scottish universities to benefit from £1 billion investment in new technologies
Four Scottish universities will benefit from a UK-wide £1 billion investment in new technologies including AI, green tech, quantum computing, semiconductors and telecoms. The universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Strathclyde and…
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